Printing press



Sept. 4, 1934. H. A. w. WOOD PRINTING PRESS Original Filed Feb. 20,1931' 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. I HENRY/4- I445: W000 ATTORNEY" I Sept.4, 1934. H. A. w. WOOD PRINTING PRESS Original Filed Feb. 20. 1931 3Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

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Original Filed Feb. 20, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. HENRY/4 W/sEW000 A TTORNEY Patented Sept. 4, 1934 PRINTING PRESS' Henry A. WiseWood,

to .Wood Newspaper The esent invention-relates to web'presses and hasioran object to providea novel arrange- {mentoi printing} units. I

L j Ihe iv'ention rel-ates more particularly to n' eansTforrnanufacturing newspaperswith cer- :tainpages printed in multiple colorsand others 'in single colors. r

An object of the invention is to provide means {or slitting a: mumwebinto a plurality of ribbons and distributing the ribbonsat will among aplurality of single-color webs. V

, Iria copending application Serial No. 517,138, filed February 20,1931,,1 described a web print- .ingjipress' comprising a plurality ofsingle-color W perfecting press units and a pair of multi-color pressunits adapted to print a perfected multiolor web, with means forslitting the latter ,and assembling the slit port ions with the.singlecolor webs and in; any desired position with respect.to saidwebs,after which the assembly of webs is -passed through a folder to producea ;.unita ry; product. In the present application, I .di.st q eachf s arah m pi Pr n units wwhr na plurality of single-color perfecting gpre'ss units are arranged in line and a plurality -0 ,multkcolorprinting units are disposed in a l ine atright angles thereto. Means arealso provided for bringing thewebs from thetwo lines .orpress units intocommon alinement, with the ;mul ti--color webs distributed, at willamong the a eh p rs 1-..

W era' h fsa d-rh ehdin i p i i n the with-99 9 n ts-ar di sed ab v thes n he n the e eh aprhhh i ldis I i-a5 a; cohsim. i n iewh hh l hi im ni units il :1 lln. th s me l v t r by reduc- .-.-1rigtl1e. overall;height of the. press.

v. Another advantage of the present, construction is the fact that themulti-color webdoes not E- QOEh YS to be passed above the bank ofsingle-color M: :Webs

asin said copending; application, but may oduqedlintasaid bank from theside at ,y desi ed e e nothe Qhi h h ;-.t m .p cr d rmea a or t th mu i-5, color-web,intoa lllrality ofribbons and introduc- .-1ng-ea chribbon-into .thebank at any desired level. W er aansa d pen n' ap c n, ma are provided for introducing thecolored webrib- -::b0ns at anydesiredworder 1in .th6.,;bankof single- 1501. color; webs, the presentinvention includesa struc- --;ture--in:=which the coloreduweb ribbonsareledin direct-.:line:.t0 ;a folder -and thesingle-color webs rare:slit, distributed; atwillramong said ,ribbons, nd;turned;intoalinementptherewith,

.1 Other :;obie.cts and; advantages, of, the

for keeping the units A Fig. 2, and each web passes over or vice versa.

present New York, N. Y., ham,

Machinery Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of VirginiaApplication February 20,1931, Serial No. 517,139

q 1 w Renewed July 28,1933

. 10 Claims. (01. 270-5) invention will appear in the followingdescription of two embodiments thereof and thereafter the novelty andscope of the invention will be pointed out in the claims. s

In the accompanying drawings; 1 Figure 1 is a somewhat diagrammatic viewof a preferred arrangement of single-color and multi-color printingunits; g

Fig.2 is a diagrammatic end elevation, on a larger scale, looking inthedirection of the ar row. 2, in Fig. 1; v Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic planview of a modified arrangement of single-color and multi-color pressunits; and i Fig. 4 is a somewhat diagrammatic side elevation, on alarger scale, looking in the direction of the arrow 4 in Fig. 3. i

The web press shown in Figs. 1 and 2 comprises a plurality of perfectingpress units A. B, C, D and E, and a pair of multi-color press units Fand G.' Each perfecting press unit comprises a pair of printing couples10 and 11 and 12 and vl3, whereby webs passed successively through thesecouples will receive a single-color impression on each face thereof. Itbe understood, however, that'the' color of the impression on one facemay bedifierent from that on the other, if so desired. Each of theperfecting press units is driven by an overhead motor 14 through" achain belt 15, as shown in Fig. 2. Means, not shown, but well known inthe art, are provided to E in perfect register. The webs from the unitsA to E respectively, are carriedupto an assemblingmechanism indicatedgenerally by the reference numeral 16,- in

an individual drag roll 17 (Fig. 1) where it is cut by a slitting roll18 into two half webs. Angled turning bars 19 and 20are provided forturning the halfwebs at one side ofthe center line under and intoalineo5 merit with half webs on the other side. These turning barsmay bedisposed in such angle that the half webs at the right hand side willbe'turned under and alined with those on the left hand side,

, 1 f w i From the assembling mechanism the webs are led over a dragroll21 to either or both of a pair of foldingforms 22 and 23. In Fig. 2, abank of,

ten half webs are shown, each pair of these com- .ingfrom one'of theunits A to E. Thus, the half webs from the unit-A are indicatedby thenumeral 1 A and'A, those from theunit B, :bythe numerals B and 3*, etc.It will be observed that the half webs in the bank are disposed inspaced superposedrelation'to permit of introducing the multicolor webstherebetween, as desired, and as will be explained hereinafter. p

The pair of multi-color units F and G arealranged in line at rightangles to the line of perfecting press units A to E. Each multi-colorunit, as shown in Fig. 2;,gcomprisesta single impression cylinder. sieidm which alffidiDOSd rent late cylinders 26, 27, 28 and 29. Each platecyl nder is provided with its individual inking mechanism, indicatedgenerally by the reference numeral 30. The two-multi-color unitsarepowered by a single motor 31 mounted between them and arranged to runsynchronously with the motorslfi ,soas to maintain the desired registerfbetwen the single];

color and multi-cover webs. pair of :belts 32 and 33 are driven bythemotor 31 and runto sprocket wheels 34 and sprocket wheels, however,are not fixed to said' shafts bu versingg gear in Fig. 1

ndi'cated at 36 and 37 respectively;

":Awe'b which 'i's t dreceive -ti'ie.fn'in1 ti-e idr ntpressions is ledin co unte clockwise' direction about the impression cylinder so as toreceive foure's'sions em the plate cylinders 26; 2'1, 28 and 29;"-Thence thewb-M-isled about-the m pression cylinder 25 otthiillliltjFflIl clockwise di= rection s'o that r'nu'ltioolor''irnpressionslare' made tlieopposite side ofsaidw'eb. f-From "the unit Fthe web M passes about a drag =r'oll38. where'it isf eu t into fourribbons by nieansfof three 'slitter rolls 39. The r ibbonsareindicatedby. the numer als M M M3 and Mfl By means of an'glebars no, #1 542ande13, the ribbons M}; M and M are brought; into v'erticalalin'en ent'withthe ribbon M Suitable compensating' r'olls ifi are provided 'fe'nbring'ingall-of said ribbons into mutual regisits somewhat dr ve ity.awmmenm oripeesin ca ed-in Fi ,3 ni e e'rsi ei ut h 5 ij mi v dedl oreach uni so; as to permit ;of passing; the; :m ultieolor. web thm ihi-sai-d units ineither;;direction. f the:arrangementindicated in Fig;3;- a single web passes throughfthe units;QriandiPj iinisucees-$011KandjfihBnfiS$1itIbyJIiIEflHSDfiButterT6118, not ;.-shown, -into?anplurality of' iribb'onsvR R R and R The-ribbonsiR R'tiandtRi arefolder under E and into alinement with the web 8*.

the numerals 60 and 61 are provided to lead the respetiveig on jftliej'shafts of the two impression cylinders 25. These t drive the shaftsthrough suitable re-,

and t me or more of the reinsihme when:

vidd, whereby the web's -mim the end-into: alinementiwi thithe gribbon R"by means :imeans for slitting the-"leiter'webxmz m myzm of suitableturning bars, not shown. The position of the ribbons is clearlyindicated in Fig. 4.

A pair of webs S and T are led through the single-color printing units Nand 0 respectively. and carried over individual drag rolls 52 and 53.Slitter rolls 54 and 55 respectively, slit web S iii-tale panic:halfwebs s em s and the web T into a pair of half webs T and T- A pairor turning bars 56 and 57-carry the web S under Similarly; ,a pairofturning bars 58 and 59 carry the hall web 'I' under and in alinementwith the half web T -A-'series of .g u'id'e rolls indicated generally byhalf websto any; desired position with respect to gtneriebons R" "to RIn the construction shown Figs. 3 and 4, the web T is led over a ribbonB and is then turned at right angles into alinement with said ribbon bymeans or a turning be r 'szi The were '1? s between the ribbohs R mfledime mm ribbons by a. turning bar 63. Sflhtlhfly, Elem e e d ash ertie eeu it b andbelowthe ribbon RF into m 00 merit therewith by rfieahis(it ttfifitng ba'fi 94 respectively.

s'ibl'e' to lead the hall we 's hen the press"imits to any desired a emif! 3; web stripsor ribbons from the mume her t n-it Rolls- 61 andturning Mrs 62 to in- 'ci is'ive' are providedto 'pe it at w bs fr m theeine'le c ler -'ix nlts'-imb b] or; ee 'er ribbons at any revel desired.

In F g-. 3, the ribbon R is not merely aim 'a'nd'all'the "rest er theribbons are 've'rticalaliheinent herewith; net "the ment could bevarled-so that any would-'run to 'tlie folde'r witheu'tmerhi-mveigebee m;hebrengritinto ii'nementjtherewith I er {reason-additional turn ngears,- erally by thb rrer'enee numeral 37, may

press 'iinits my beturned nice linemefit wan any ofthe ribbons 22 to It,'89 neared. man

"the w efirdin t e single-c6161 iifli fi assembled with the wen-sectionsrr-om the mem color tinit they are i'e'e into n Miller to, t, so as toproduce a unitary'assoeiifie' d While have deseribeatwbembm worthyii-ventihn, itwill be iinaerstiied thet m-miu that p iehhgeehs'tnietien.ahd

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' siie niiirtieoem mmaw seiiibiihg eein 'wee-in any color press 'uriitsMined therewith, mm ear 131 reed'ing web's 'rrom -suid -umtmwthefoluer,a pei:

-ofnuItnoohr-prelts iimts' lilblibeeel 'su at right angl'e's to the isihgle timer Wilts; Imus for leading a, web through with"- multiw mun,

of ribbons, and means for distributing said rib- .bons at will among thewebs from the single color units to be fed therewith to the folder.

3. In a web press, a folder, a plurality of singlecolor press unitsalined therewith, means for slitting the webs from said units intostrips, means for bringing the strips into vertical alinement, a pair ofmulti-color press units disposed substantially at right angles to thesingle color, units, one of the multi-color units being reverselymovable with respect to the other, means for leading a web through saidmulti-color units to receive impressions on opposite faces thereof,means for slitting the latter web into a plurality of ribbons, means fordistributing said ribbons at will among said strips, and means forfeeding the strips and ribbons as a unit to the folder.

4. In a web press, a folder, at multi-color press unit alined therewith,means for passing a web through said unit, means for slitting the webinto a plurality of ribbons, means for turning said ribbons laterallyinto vertical alinement, means for feeding the ribbons to the folder, asingle color press unit disposed substantially at right angles to saidribbons, and means for leading a web from the single color unit above orbelow any one of said ribbons and turning the web into :alinement withthe ribbons to be fed therewith to the folder.

5. In a web press, a folder, a multi-color press unit alined therewith,means for passing a web through said unit, means for slitting the webinto a plurality of ribbons, means for turning :said ribbons laterallyinto vertical alinement, means for feeding the ribbons to the folder, asingle color press unit disposed substantially at right angles to saidribbons, means for slitting a web from the latter unit into part-widthwebs, and means for distributing said part-width webs at will among theribbons to be fed therewith to the folder. i.

multi-color unit into a plurality of ribbons and for interleaving saidribbons at will among, the rest of the webs.

7. In a web press, a folder, a row of printing units aligned therewith,another row of printing units disposed at an angle to the first row, oneof said rows consisting of single color units for perfecting a pluralityof webs in single color and the other row comprising a pair of'multi-color units for perfecting a web in multi-color, means forslitting the latter web into a plurality of ribbons, and means fordistributing said ribbons at will among the single color webs andfeeding them therewith as a unit to the folder.

8. In a web press, a pair of printing couples for perfecting a web insingle color, a pair of multi-color units for perfecting another web inmulti-color, the multi-color units being disposed at an angle to theprinting couples, means for slitting the multi-color web into aplurality of,

ribbons, means for slitting the single color webs into a pair of halfwebs, means for bringing the ribbons and half webs into alignment andassociating them in any desired relative position, a folder, and meansfor leading the associated ribbons and half webs as a unit to thefolder.

9. In a web press, a folder, a row of printing units aligned therewith,another row of printing units disposed at an angle to the first row, oneof said rows consisting of single color units for perfecting a pluralityof webs in single color and the other row comprising a plurality ofmulticolor units for perfecting webs in multi-color, means fordistributing the multi-color webs at will among the single color websand feeding them as a unit to the folder.

10. In a web press, a folder, a row of printing units alined therewith,another row of printing units disposed at an angle to the first row, oneof said rows consisting of single color units for printing a pluralityof webs in single color, the other row consisting of multi-color unitsfor printing webs in multi-color, and means for distributing the websfrom one roll at will among the webs from the other row and feeding themas a unit to the folder.

HENRY A. WISE WOOD.

